There are many ways to publish a web site. The affiliate programs' aim is to bring customers to the merchants' site. Affiliate networks mediate between merchant Web sites, who wish to advertise their site, and affiliate services. Making people to visit your site is much easier, when you work with an intermediary such as existing affiliate networks.

Affiliate networks hold a catalogue of many different merchant Web sites. Affiliate networks track the activity on the Web site, arrange all payment, and help affiliates set up the necessary links on their site. This kind of service makes it easier for affiliates and merchant sides to find each other, and come to mutual agreement.

http://www.1webindex.com - affiliate programs directory. Website, where merchants submit and market affiliate programs, and webmasters learn all about affiliate marketing. Affiliate programs guide presents industry news, feature articles and helpful affiliate resources.

Categories include recent news of affiliate programs, articles about affiliate events, affiliate programs of different countries (USA, UK), different types of affiliate programs (Pay per lead, pay per click, revenue share).